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Friday, January 20, 2017

Take It On The Run With Godshaper #1 in April 2017

Simon Spurrier & Jonas Goonface team up for a new original comic book series at BOOM! Studios

Los Angeles, Calif. (January 19, 2017) – BOOM! Studios is proud to announce Godshaper, an all-new monthly comic book series from Eisner Award-nominated writer Simon Spurrier (The Spire, X-Men Legacy)
and rising-star artist Jonas Goonface in April 2017 as two unlikely
friends embark on the ultimate road trip to escape their past and shape
their own futures.

Discover a world where super-powered gods
have replaced technology, and every human has a private, guardian-deity
of their very own...though unfortunately for Ennay, some exceptions
apply. Men and women like him are Shapers: born godless, but with the
ability to mold and recalibrate the gods of others. Paired with Bud, a
friendly deity without a human, they go on the road looking for food,
shelter, and a paying gig. Despite their efforts to keep a low profile,
Ennay and Bud stumble upon a mystery that will have lasting
ramifications for god and man alike.

“This is one of those
sky-high concepts that hits like a bolt from the blue and won't let go:
an alternate reality where worship has replaced technology and money,”
explained Spurrier. “Drench it in an exhausted late-’50s aesthetic—all
greaser quiffs and hotrod bullies—fill it with monsters and mobsters,
get it drawn by literally the most exciting young newcomer in comics
today...and away you go. Like all good genre fiction, Godshaperhas
the means to say a loooooot about our own world, and—sure—it's packed
to the brim with tasty thematic platefuls of religion, greed, prejudice,
consumerism, vanity, crime, war... It's all there. But at its big,
throbbing heart this is a story about two super-likable outcasts on a
surreal, scary, sexy, and utterly singular journey through a world which
hates them.“

Goonface added, “Look on in suspense and wonder
as this odd couple of down-and-out hobo rascals hustle their way by hook
or by crook across an unforgiving rockabilly America where capitalism
is literally deified.”

Godshaper #1 will feature a main cover by Goonface, along with a variant cover by Sonny Liew (Doctor Fate). This series is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to popular original series such as Klaus by Grant Morrison & Dan Mora; The Woods by James Tynion IV & Michael Dialynas; and Irredeemableby Mark Waid & Peter Krause.

“From Six-Gun Gorilla to Cry Havoc to The Spire and
beyond, Si has proven himself again and again to be one of the
preeminent voices in our industry—and Jonas is about to join the ranks,
making one of the biggest splashes of 2017,” said Eric Harburn, Editor,
BOOM! Studios. “We’re thrilled with the work these two are creating, and
are honored to be the home of a series that challenges both its
creators and readers alike to strive for something bold, different, and
weird.”

ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com)
generates New York Times best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning
comic books and graphic novels. BOOM! Studios is comprised of four
distinct imprints: the "Studios" imprint is home to The Woods, Grant Morrison's Klaus, and Big Trouble in Little China; imprint "BOOM! Box" publishes Lumberjanes, Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin, and Giant Days; All-Ages imprint "KaBOOM!" publishes Charles Schulz’ Peanuts; Jim Davis’ Garfield; and Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time. And the "Archaia" imprint is home to Mouse Guard, Cow Boy,
and numerous Jim Henson Company properties. Since 2013, BOOM! Studios
has had a unique first-look feature film relationship with 20th Century
Fox and since August 2014 BOOM! has had a similar first-look
relationship with Fox' television studio to develop properties for the
small screen.